The makers of Guinness, the popular Irish beer, announced Sunday that they have withdrawn sponsorship of New York’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, citing the event’s “policy of exclusion.” Read more: NBC New York

More NY drivers lose licenses in state tax payback scheme

Licenses of 8,900 New York motorists have been suspended for failing to pay back taxes, Gov. Cuomo said. Read more: New York Post

If Sen. Charles Schumer gets his way, countries who don’t check an Interpol database for missing or stolen passports can forget about having their citizens obtain visas in the United States. Read more: CBS New York

NYPD spends $200K to upgrade bomb-squad robots

The NYPD is shelling out $200,000 to upgrade two of its bomb-squad robots to make them even better than the ones used in the Oscar-winning movie “The Hurt Locker.’’ Read more: New York Post

Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai wins 2014 NYC Half

Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya, the defending New York City Marathon champion, was the winner of Sunday’s NYC Half. Read more: ABC New York